Utility man Tyler Myatt is returning to Tennessee baseball for the 2027 season, Volquest’s Eric Cain first reported and Myatt confirmed to RTI on Monday night.
A Townsend, Tennessee native, Myatt transferred into the Vol baseball program last offseason after earning NJCAA Player of the Year honors in a dominant redshirt freshman season at local Walters State. Myatt chose the Vols over LSU and Texas A&M.
As it is for so many junior college hitters, the adjustment to the SEC was not a smooth one last season. Myatt started 17 games and hit .247 with three home runs, six doubles and 12 RBIs and fell out of the starting rotation by the midway point in SEC play.
Myatt did maintain a role on Tennessee’s team by performing well as a pinch hitter during his first season in Knoxville. His most notable pinch hit at-bat came when he hit a walk off home run against Kent State.
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A number of Tennessee players have announced intentions to return for next season including pitchers Landon Mack, Cam Appenzeller, Will Haas, Nic Abraham, Jackson Estes and Chandler Day. Pitching remains a priority for Tennessee in the portal.
Fourteen Tennessee players have entered the transfer portal this offseason including outfielder Nate Eisfelder, shortstop Manny Marin, utility man Jay Abernathy, catcher Cash Williams, infielder Finley Bates, shortstop Ariel Antigua, infielder Ethan Moore, first baseman Evan Hankins, utility man Hunter High, utility man Chris Newstrom, outfielder Hutson Chance and right-handed pitcher Brayden Krenzel, two-way Taylor Tracey and right-handed pitcher Ari Bethea.
The Vols landed their second transfer commit on Monday night when Northwestern State left-handed pitcher Brody Trosclair committed to Josh Elander and his staff joining Mercer two-way Braydon Kersey. Samford outfielder Jake Souders and Air Force infielder Wyatt Hanoian have also visited Tennessee this offseason.
